Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Wilma M. Meckstroth
Wilma M. Meckstroth, 88, St. Marys, died at 7:35 a.m. Aug. 11, 2010, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
She was born Dec. 17, 1921, in Mercer County, to Albert and Minnie Uppenkamp Buschur. On Aug. 30, 1947, she married Roland Meckstroth, who died July 6, 1987.
Surviving is a son, Tim (Sandy) Meckstroth, St. Marys; three daughters, Pam (Jim) Thomas, Fort Wayne, Ind., Joan Meckstroth, St. Marys, and Judy (Jerry) Schultz, St. Marys; two sisters, Marge Neu, Lima, and Janet (Ed) Dillhoff, Arlington, Texas; four sisters-in-law, Martha Buschur, Coldwater, Jean Luken, Coldwater, Lois Schuller, New Knoxville, and Sandy (Dave) Berlett, New Knoxville; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Also deceased are three brothers, Melvin and Jim Buschur and Tom Luken; three brothers-in-law, Dick Neu, Marvin Schuller and Dale Meckstroth; a sister-in-law, Audrey Buschur; and a grandson, Corey Meckstroth.
She graduated from Coldwater High School in 1939 and retired from G.C. Murphy in 1974. She was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in St. Marys, the Ladies Altar Society and the New Knoxville American Legion Women's Auxiliary.
Funeral Mass is 9 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Tony Cutcher officiating. Burial is at Gethsemane Cemetery in St. Marys.
Calling is 2-5 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at Cisco Funeral Home in St. Marys, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday.
Memorials can be made to the church or to St. Jude Children's Hospital.
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